scholarly journals Fused Particle Fabrication 3-D Printing: Recycled Materials’ Optimization and Mechanical Properties

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aubrey Woern ◽  
Dennis Byard ◽  
Robert Oakley ◽  
Matthew Fiedler ◽  
Samantha Snabes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Waste Plastics ◽  
Recycled Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
Two Temperature ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Fused particle fabrication (FPF) (or fused granular fabrication (FGF)) has potential for increasing recycled polymers in 3-D printing. Here, the open source Gigabot X is used to develop a new method to optimize FPF/FGF for recycled materials. Virgin polylactic acid (PLA) pellets and prints were analyzed and were then compared to four recycled polymers including the two most popular printing materials (PLA and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)) as well as the two most common waste plastics (polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP)). The size characteristics of the various materials were quantified using digital image processing. Then, power and nozzle velocity matrices were used to optimize the print speed, and a print test was used to maximize the output for a two-temperature stage extruder for a given polymer feedstock. ASTM type 4 tensile tests were used to determine the mechanical properties of each plastic when they were printed with a particle drive extruder system and were compared with filament printing. The results showed that the Gigabot X can print materials 6.5× to 13× faster than conventional printers depending on the material, with no significant reduction in the mechanical properties. It was concluded that the Gigabot X and similar FPF/FGF printers can utilize a wide range of recycled polymer materials with minimal post processing.

Investigations on the Mechanical Properties and Formability of Friction Stir Welded Tailored Blanks

2007 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Buffa ◽  
Livan Fratini ◽  
Marion Merklein ◽  
Detlev Staud
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Stress Condition ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Tailored Blanks ◽  
Sheet Stamping ◽  
Wide Range

Tight competition characterizing automotive industries in the last decades has determined a strong research effort aimed to improve utilized processes and materials in sheet stamping. As far as the latter are regarded light weight alloys, high strength steels and tailored blanks have been increasingly utilized with the aim to reduce parts weight and fuel consumptions. In the paper the mechanical properties and formability of tailored welded blanks made of a precipitation hardenable aluminum alloy but with different sheet thicknesses, have been investigated: both laser welding and friction stir welding have been developed to obtain the tailored blanks. For both welding operations a wide range of the thickness ratios has been considered. The formability of the obtained blanks has been characterized through tensile tests and cup deep drawing tests, in order to show the formability in dependency of the stress condition; what is more mechanical and metallurgical investigations have been made on the welded joints.

Surface microencapsulation modification of aluminum hypophosphite and improved flame retardancy and mechanical properties of flame-retardant acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene composites

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (61) ◽  
pp. 49143-49152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ningjing Wu ◽  
Zhaoxia Xiu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Flame Retardancy ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Aluminum Hypophosphite ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Silicone-microencapsulated aluminum hypophosphite (SiAHP) improved effectively the flame retardancy and significantly enhanced the notched impact strength of ABS/SiAHP composites.

Effect of Graphite Content on The Mechanical Properties of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 383 (1) ◽  
pp. 1800018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Ferreira Braga ◽  
Fabio Roberto Passador ◽  
Eduardo Saito ◽  
Fernando Henrique Cristovan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Graphite Content ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Development of a gripper for garment handling designed for additive manufacturing

2019 ◽  
pp. 095440621985776
Author(s):  
Michal Jilich ◽  
Mattia Frascio ◽  
Massimiliano Avalle ◽  
Matteo Zoppi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Polybutylene Terephthalate ◽  
Design Validation ◽  
Polymeric Additive ◽  
Lower Complexity ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

The paper presents how a robotic gripper specific for grasping and handling of textiles and soft flexible layers can be miniaturized and improved by polymeric additive manufacturing-oriented re-design. Advantages of polymeric additive manufacturing are to allow a re-design of components with integrated functions, to be cost-effective equipment for small batches production and the availability of suitable materials for many applications. The drawback is that for design validation extended testing is still necessary because of lacks in standardization and that the mechanical properties are building parameters dependent. The outcomes are a lower complexity of the design overall and lower number of components. These are pursued taking advantage of the anisotropy of the additive manufacturing processed polymer and assigning appropriate shapes and linkages in the mechanisms. Set of common materials (polylactide, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) and technical (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, polycarbonate/polybutylene terephthalate blend) are tested to obtain data for the modelling.

Effect of extrusion temperature on fused filament fabrication parts orthotropic behaviour

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-647
Author(s):  
Michele Angelo Attolico ◽  
Caterina Casavola ◽  
Alberto Cazzato ◽  
Vincenzo Moramarco ◽  
Gilda Renna
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Extrusion Temperature ◽  
Fused Filament Fabrication ◽  
Bonding Quality ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to verify the effects of extrusion temperature on orthotropic behaviour of the mechanical properties of parts obtained by fused filament fabrication (FFF) under quasi-static tensile loads. Design/methodology/approach Tensile tests were performed on single layer specimens fabricated in polylactic acid (PLA) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) to evaluate the mechanical properties at different extrusion temperatures and raster orientations (0°, 45° and 90°). Furthermore, a detailed study of morphological characteristics of the single layer samples cross-section and of the bonding quality among adjacent deposited filaments was performed by scanning electron microscopy to correlate the morphology of materials with mechanical behaviour. Findings The results show that the orthotropic behaviour of FFF-printed parts tends to reduce, while the mechanical properties improved with increase in extrusion temperature. Furthermore, the increase in extrusion temperature led to an improvement in inter-raster bonding quality and in the compactness and homogeneity of the parts. Originality/value The relation between the extrusion temperature, orthotropic behaviour and morphological surface characteristics of the single layer specimen obtained by FFF has not been previously reported.

The Experimental Prediction of the Lifetime of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) by the Energetic Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 820 ◽  
pp. 147-158
Author(s):  
Abderrazak En-Naji ◽  
Nadia Mouhib ◽  
Fatima Majid ◽  
Hicham ElKihal ◽  
Mohamed El Ghorba
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Polymer ◽  
Energy Parameter ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Life Fraction ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

In this paper, we are dealing with the study of the mechanical behavior of an amorphous polymer, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene "ABS". In fact, uniaxial tensile tests on rectangular specimens containing a combined defect, with simple and double notches, has been done. The proposed approach develop a method, based on energy parameter, to calculate the evolution of damage over the materials’ life. This method can be used to predict quantitatively the risk of sudden rupture in a structure. Therefore, the damage evaluation based on the residual energy method was compared to the unified theory one for different loading levels. The prediction of damage by experimental models has led to the determination of the three stages of damage evolution, which are the initiation, propagation and complete deterioration of the material. Thus, the concept of reliability is used to specify the critical life fraction, which is similar to the notch depth (βc) of a modeled defect as a combined defect on an ABS sample. In addition, the unified theory was used in this work, to define on the one hand, the parameter of damage which is the internal variable which describes the failure level of the structure in function of life fraction, on the other hand, for the theoretical evaluation of the level of damage. Finally, we have proved that the theoretical and experimental results show a good agreement.

Investigation of Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene for Additive Manufacturing

2020 ◽  
pp. 130-154
Author(s):  
Shajahan Bin Maidin ◽  
Zulkeflee Abdullah ◽  
Ting Kung Hieng
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Test Specimen ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
Deposition Modeling ◽  
Printing Processes ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

One of the disadvantages of fused deposition modeling (FDM) is waste produced during the printing processes. This investigation focuses on using 100% recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) for the FDM process. The recycling begins with re-granule the waste ABS material and produces it into a new filament. The new recycled filament was used to print the test specimen. Investigation on the mechanical properties and the surface quality of the test specimen and comparison with standard ABS specimen was done. The result shows that the recycled ABS can be produced into filament with 335°C of extrusion temperature and 1.5 mm/s travel speed of the extruder conveyor. The surface roughness of recycled specimen is 6.94% higher than the standard ABS specimen. For ultimate tensile strength, there is a small difference in X and Y orientation between the standard and the recycled ABS specimen which are 22.93% and 19.98%, respectively. However, in Z orientation, it is 52.33% lower. This investigation proves that ABS can be recycled without significantly affecting its mechanical properties.

Influence Study of Plasticizer Compatibility on Strength Properties of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate

2018 ◽  
Vol 935 ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
A.N. Volotskoy ◽  
Yuriy V. Yurkin ◽  
V.V. Avdonin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Strength Characteristics ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Wide Range

This research is devoted to the actual problem of the development of damping polymer materials which are effective in a wide range of temperatures and having satisfactory strength characteristics. There are many works devoted to the study of dynamic mechanical properties of filled composites, but most do not take into account the influence of plasticizer on the strength properties of the polymer, as they change its characteristics for the worse. In this respect, the study and comparison of the mechanical properties of the polymer base with the introduction of different types and concentrations of plasticizers is an urgent task. According to the received regularities it was possible to define the type, concentration and boundaries of the polarity of the plasticizer, which reduces the strength characteristics of ethylene-vinyl acetate to a lesser degree.

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